McDermott gets Fury rematch

Sky Sports23rd September, 2009

The British Boxing Board of Control have ordered a re-match between John McDermott and Tyson Fury to take place within 90 days.

The first fight for the English heavyweight title ended controversially when the undefeated Fury was handed a 98-92 verdict by referee Terry O'Connor despite most ringsiders giving it to McDermott.

The BBBC immediately ordered an inquiry into the decision while McDermott's promoter Frank Maloney also appealed on behalf of the Londoner, demanding the fight to be ruled 'no contest'.

Following Wednesday's hearing, the governing body honoured the decision but ordered the two back into the ring by Christmas.

The result of the first fight only served to heat up the bad blood between the pair after Fury had taunted McDermott in the preliminaries, calling him 'McMuffin' and 'Big Mac'.

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